| Man injured in Pak firing on LoC | | Eerie silence on IB as shelling stops after 9 days | | # Uncertainty looms large over border migrants # Schools remain closed | | | JAMMU, May 24: An eerie silence prevailed along the International Border on Thursday after nine days of intense shelling between Indian and Pakistani troops that left 12 people, including two BSF jawans and an infant, dead and around 60 others, including three BSF jawans, injured.
However, a civilian was critically injured in overnight Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in village Pukhrni Lam of block Qila Darhal in district Rajouri... |  | |
| | | Rajnath reviews J&K situation post ceasefire announcement | | Directs constant vigil on IB | | | NEW DELHI, May 24: NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the suspension of operations announced by the government about a week ago and expressed satisfaction over the relatively calm atmosphere prevailing in the valley, officials said.
During the hour-long meeting, the Home Minister was briefed by top security officials about the law and order situation in the state, where incide... | | |
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| Post ceasefire announcement | | Stone pelting incidents down; militants on offensive: MHA report | | | | NEW DELHI, May 24: A week after the centre announced that security forces won't launch operations against militants in Jammu and Kashmir during Ramzan, data collated by the home ministry shows that civilians have been hit the most, both in terms of casualties and injuries.
While four incidents of terrorist violence were reported in the valley a week before the initiative was announced on May 16, that number rose to 13 a week after. If one civil... | | |
| | Rise in rifle snatching incidents | | Police asks security guards to chain weapon with body | | Blanket ban on smart phones during guard duties | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: In a bid to check rifle snatching incidents, Jammu Kashmir Police have directed security guards to chain their assault rifles with their body as per the standard instructions contained in the drill for such duties.
The Police have also imposed a blanket ban on the use of smart phones during guard duties.
An order in this regard has been issued by Jammu Kashmir Armed Police. The detailed order duly signed by A.K. Choudhary, t... | | |
| | | Army Capt killed, Lt injured in accident | | | | JAMMU, May 24: An Army captain was killed while another officer was injured when their vehicle rammed into a power pole in the outskirts of Jammu city early today.
According to police, the 26-years old Captain Rakshit and Lt Ranvijay Singh, who were travelling in the SUV, hit the pole at Akalpur Morh. Rakshit, who was himself driving the vehicle, succumbed to injuries in the Government Medical College hospital, Jammu. “The body has been handed ... | | |
| | | IAF choppers douse fire; V’devi pilgrimage resumes | | | | REASI, May 24: The pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi shrine resumed today after a brief halt following a raging fire in the Trikuta hills that was brought under control by Air Force helicopters equipped with specialised buckets carrying approximately 2,500 litres of water at a time, officials said.
The pilgrimage was suspended yesterday as the fire spread in the hills, the abode of Mata Vaishno Devi, in Katra town of Reasi district in Jammu.
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| | | Lt Gen Anbu appointed new Vice Chief of Army Staff | | Lt Gen Renbir Singh likely new GOC-in-C Northern Command | | | NEW DELHI, May 24: Lt Gen Devraj Anbu has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS).
He is presently GOC-in-C (General Officer Commanding-in-Chief) Northern Command. He will replace Lt. Gen. Sarath Chand who retires on May 31. The orders for Lt Gen Anbu’s appointment were issued on Thursday morning. He will take over the new appointment on June 1. He had taken over as the Northern Army Commander in December 2016.
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| | | Unpaid SSA teachers threaten indefinite strike, seek salaries | | 'Authorities have reduced our status to beggars' | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Sarwa Shiksha Abhiyan teachers on Thursday held protests at zonal headquarters as part of their protest program against non-payment of salaries for the last three months.
Reports reaching from different educational zones of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam, Kupwara and other districts said that hundreds of teachers working under the central sponsored scheme, SSA in government run schools deserted the schools at aroun... | | |
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| Construction near army ammo depot at Nagrota | | Speaker’s wife constructing bungalow on `Shamlat’ land | | Building plan not approved, no permission in our records: JDA vice-chairman | | | JAMMU, May 24: The contentious plot near the defence ammunition depot in Nagrota, where the army has opposed construction of a residential bungalow by, among others, top BJP leader and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh, is a village common land — called “shamlat” — that cannot be sold under the state’s laws, it is learnt. Besides the land bought by top BJP and RSS leaders in Jammu being “shamlat’’ plot, the broker who arranged the ... | | |
| | | Army chief reviews security situation | | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat today visited the Kashmir Valley to review the prevailing security situation in the hinterland.
Accompanied by the Chinar Corps Commander, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, the army chief visited formation headquarters and units where he was briefed by the commanders on ground as regards the operational preparedness, a defence spokesman said.
The army chief was appreciative of the measures and standard operating pr... | | |
| | | Human shield victim holds protest | | Demands arrest of army officer | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Budgam human shield victim, Farooq Ahmad Dar today held peaceful sit-in protest demanding arrest of Major Leetul Gogoi who was caught with a local girl in suspicious circumstances from a local hotel here yesterday.
The protest was organized by International Forum for Justice (IFJ) headed by Mohammad Ahsan Untoo against what they termed ‘sexual exploitation’ of minor girl by Major Leetul Gogoi of Assam.
Carrying placards which... | | |
| | | Ceasefire may be extended till yatra: Report | | | | SRINAGAR, Ma y 24: The ongoing unilateral ceasefire by centre for Ramazan may be extended till Amarnath yatra if the situation during the holy month remains peaceful, reports a local news agency, KNS.
Quoting souces the news agency said that after reviewing the impact of the ceasefire, Centre may extend it further.
“The review will be called where in overall impact of the ceasefire and its impact on local sentiments will be discussed,” sources... | | |
| | | Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara: Army | | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Army today claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector of Kupwara district.
A senior army officer based in north Kashmir told media that the soldiers manning the fence along line of control (LoC) near Gogledara area “challenged the movement of a group of infiltrators who tried to sneak into this side in wee hours today.”
After being challenged, the officer said, the infiltrators opened fire triggering off a gun... | | |
| | | Teesta, Anand move HC after Gujarat court rejects bail | | | | AHMEDABAD, May 24 (Agencies): Social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand on Thursday moved the Gujarat High Court against a lower court order rejecting their anticipatory bail plea in a fund embezzlement case. Setalvad’s petition challenging the lower court order may come up for hearing on Monday in the high court.
The city sessions court had on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Setalvad and Anand in the Rs 1.4 c... | | |
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